United
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Chicago O’Hare Takes Steps Toward the Future With Massive Expansion That American Can’t Derail
There aren’t a lot of airports in the US that do a good job of thinking about the future. Sure, some airports…
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United Should Have Thought Through Paid Basic Economy Seat Assignments Before Launching
I continue to beat my head against the wall as I watch the legacy carriers find new ways to screw up implementing…
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The State of Qatar Promises Reforms to Its Airline Because It Needs a Friend
Qatar (the country) has been in a sticky situation for some time now. With many of its Arab neighbors accusing the country…
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Washington’s Paine Field Begins Commercial Service This Fall and It’s Already Out of Room
There’s nothing quite like building a brand-spanking-new terminal only to find out that it’s completely full before it even opens. This sounds…
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A Conversation With Myself About United’s Domestic Growth Plan
United’s third quarter earnings call did not go over well with Wall Street, and last week’s fourth quarter call? Well that didn’t…
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United Improves While JetBlue, Alaska, and Southwest Don’t in 2017 On-Time Derby
It’s time for some fun with numbers. The year is over, and my technical issue with masFlight was fixed. That means I…
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Trump Gets Tough on the Middle East Airlines… Or Possibly Not
If you saw the news earlier this week that President Trump had addressed the gulf carrier subsidy issue, you could be forgiven…
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Riding into the Sunset With The Last United 747
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that United retired its 747s last week with one remarkable last flight. I was…
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3 Links I Love: United’s Management Under Fire, Sun Country’s ULCC Twist, Jet2’s Empty Seats
This week’s featured link: How Oscar Munoz spooked United Airlines investors – Crain’s Chicago Business If you missed it, United had its…
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Cranky on the Web: More 747 Love
One of United’s last 747s comes to Houston once more before retirement – Houston Chronicle It’s like I’m an addict who can’t…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Checks In, Saying Goodbye to the 747 and the 737-400 Combi
It’s a trio of airline-produced content this week… This week’s featured link: Delta introduces auto check-in for Fly Delta app users –…
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Polaris: When United Cried Wolf
Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not here to bash Polaris. When United relaunched its international business class last June, I liked…